Vecka tre

Before I start on my week 3 post, here's us enjoying our ice cream over the weekend!

Fun times

Week 3 went by real quick, probably because we are all occupied with work and as the saying goes - time flies when you're having fun.

Me explaining some concepts to my students during their activity!

As I begun to teach more and more, my CT offered me more insights on how I could improve my lessons. I realise that the way I present ideas and mathematics to the class could be done better. Instead of making it question-answer, my CT suggested that I present it as a problem and encourage them to solve it. I'm working on it!

My CT gathered the class back after PE lesson to shake hands with their opponent. I realised that sports is really great for character building

This week we had HAGA JOG, where the kids run laps in the HAGA PARK.

Here comes the picture spam!

I created this board and recorded their laps! Good job to them all.

After running for 2 hours, jump in the lake! Some of them even brought water guns. It's so carefree here - it was amazing. The view was fantastic too.

Sun-bathing/ air drying themselves after getting wet and having fun in the lake. Clearly someone is enjoying his massage from his friends.

And after drying yourselves, it's time to sweat again! Here's them having fun chasing one another around with water guns - and protecting their friends from getting splashed.

It was a fun week!

Signing off,
Zhou Yu

Martina passed me this flower in the middle of her laps and told me "I got this for you".
So sweet! Oh and, there was yellow powder all over her nose hahahahahaha.


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